Scientist I (Contract), Protein Analytical Development

<div class="content-intro"><h3><strong>Join our Mission to Protect Humankind!</strong></h3> <div>Vaxcyte is a clinical-stage vaccine innovation company engineering high-fidelity vaccines to protect humankind from the consequences of bacterial diseases, which have serious and costly health consequences when left unchecked. Working to eradicate or treat bacterial infections such as invasive pneumococcal disease, Group A Strep, and Shigella is just the beginning. Our path to success is clear and well-defined, and Vaxcyte is set up to go the distance. </div> <div> </div> <div><strong>WHAT</strong> we do is every bit as important as <strong>HOW</strong> we do it! Our work together is guided by four enduring core values:</div> <div> </div> <div>*RETHINK CONVENTION: We bring creative and intellectual diversity to every facet of the work we do in order to innovate and re-innovate the way vaccines are delivered.</div> <div> </div> <div>*AIM HIGH: We embody our collectively audacious goal to courageously make the most complex biologics ever attempted to protect humankind.</div> <div> </div> <div>*LEAD WITH HEART: Everyone leads at Vaxcyte with a kindness-first, inclusive approach to collaboration and vigorous debate that advances our business objectives.</div> <div> </div> <div>*MODEL EXCELLENCE:  The magnitude of our challenge requires our shared commitment to demonstrating integrity, accountability, equality and clarity across communications and decision making.</div></div><h3><strong>Summary:</strong></h3> <p>Vaxcyte is looking for a highly skilled, motivated, and creative analytical scientist to join Vaxcyte’s Vaccine Product Development organization as Scientist I (Contract) within Protein Development and Clinical Manufacturing. The Analytical Scientist I will assume a critical role of development and executing the key analytical methods to support the measurement of titer, impurities and product quality for in process intermediates. The successful candidate will support the set up of analytical capabilities within protein process development group, development/optimization and qualification of in process analytical methods and apply the methods for process characterization. This position is for a scientific role which will be mostly lab based, this role will require excellent scientific judgment, independence, rigor and thorough record keeping.</p> <h3>Essential Functions:</h3> <ul> <li>Method Development & Optimization: Establish and optimize analytical methods for biologics, including HPLC (SEC, IEX/AEX), GFP assays, and protein quantification.</li> <li>High-Throughput Autom